The Next World – How Should the United States Respond to Rising Powers?

As headlines remind us nearly everyday, China, India, Russia, as well as the European Union, Japan, and others are rapidly gaining strength and influence. How should the U.S. navigate this new world landscape? Does the rise of these powers represent an ideological challenge or an economic boom? Will global warming convince us we are all in the same boat? The Next World conference will explore these questions and others, focusing on key foreign policy priorities for the next administration.

Steve Coll, President and CEO of the New America Foundation and John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress will open the conference with an intimate conversation, and later will join the discussion with the best and brightest minds of a new generation of foreign policy thinkers who will help shape America’s evolving role in the world, including:

Three panel discussions will explore whether or not the U.S. is in decline, and if it matters, and how the rise of other powers impact American influence, prosperity, and security. They will also debate whether there is a global battle over ideology and strategic priorities for the U.S. in this new world.

Over lunch, Terry Tamminen , Cullman Senior Fellow for Climate Change and Director of the Climate Policy Program at the New America Foundation, will address how the United States can develop a coherent climate change strategy, with an emphasis on how meaningful formal and informal agreements to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases can be negotiated with rising powers.